Cot for use in automobiles.



R. H. PROCTOR.

'GOT FOR USE IN AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION men AUG.I7,1915- 1 35 1 Q Patented Aug. 7, 1917'.

Inventor,

Robert H Procioz;

Afforney rare ROBERT H. rsocron, on NEW YORK, at. Y.

COT FOR USE IN AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented Aug. 7, ion.

Application filed August 17, 1915. Serial No. 45,861.

' To all cvhom it may concern:

, ROBERT I-I. Paoo'ron,

a citizen of the United States of America, and a residentof the city of New York, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cots for Use in Automobiles, of which the following is a specifica tion.

The object of this invention is to provide a knockdown or folding cot which may be readily carried when touring with an automobile and set up in the tonneau for use. A further object is to provide a cot of substantial yet of light and of inexpensive construction which is easily set up or removed and put into convenient form for carrying when not in use.

In the accompanying sheet of which forms a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the upper part of an automobile with a cot constructed in accordance'with my invention installed therein. 1

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the cot with portions of the side members of the automobile top-frame to which the cot is secured.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of one ofthe cross bars, with additional cross bars drawn in dotted lines to show how they may be cut from a board with minimum waste.

Fig. 4 is a view of a clamp for a modification in which the cot is supported from the arms of the front seat.

Be 1t known that I.

drawings The cot comprises a web 1 of canvas with side hems through which pass two outer longitudinal rails 2 2' that support the web. The web overlies a center rail 3 and is also supported thereby, a double cot for two persons being thus formed. In engagement with the rails are two cross bars, a head cross bar 4 and an intermediate cross bar 5. Both are conveniently but not necessarily alike in outlme, and are of suitable length and notched to hold the three rails in place With the outer rails lying inside and preferably against the side members 6 6 of the automobile top-frames. on the back of the rear seat and between the rear curtain 7 and straps 8 8 which are provided with the top, and the cross bar is thereby better held in place. This cross bar is at the head of the cot and engages the rails at or near their ends, and supports them and holds them apart so that the web will be under suitable tension. Both the The head cross bar rests cross bars as shown underlie the rails, but this is only essential for the intermediate cross bar which engages and supports the rails intermediate of their ends. The cross bar is'cut away to receive the sag of the web between the notches which hold .the rails. The cutting away is preferably symmetrical, lmparting to the top of the cross bar a wave like appearance, and is so positioned and proportioned that'the cross bars can be out from boards with a minimum Waste as shown. The rails being straight, the cross ar can be set at any point along them, but it is suitably located far enough toward the foot of the cot so as not to come under the body of a person reclining on the cot as under its provided for in the cutting away of the cross bar. A suitable location for the cross bar is where it can be supported from the side members of the top-frame which are.

located at either side of the front seat in a common pattern of automobile. Such side members usually have eyes 9 9 to which the braces 10 10 are shifted when the top is folded, and the cross bar has holes or slots 11 11 which the eyes enter. The ends of the cross bar are tied to the side 12 12 being attached to the cross bar for the purpose, and the eyes hold up the cross bar at such a height that the web of the cot will .be substantially clear of the back of the front seat. It is not necessary with this intermediate cross bar so located to have an additional cross bar at the extreme foot of the cot, and furthermore a cross bar usually cannot be located at the foot because of interference with the steering wheel. The web, however, usually touches the steering wheel but yields so that there is no obstructive interference.

In case there are no suitably located side members to support the ends of the cross bar, clamps 13 13 which attach to the arms of the front seat may be provided. Posts 14 14 from these clamps engagesuitably located weight the web sags more than is members, cords holes sunk in the underside of the cross bar at the distance apart of the arms of the seat of tdhe automobile with which the cot is to be use t The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understandin and no undue limitation should be deduce therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-- 1. A cot for use in automobiles above the seats consisting of longitudinal rails, a web connecting the rails, cross bars for-holding the rails, one of the cross bars being constructed to underlie the rails at points between their ends and being provided with means for engaging eyes on the side members of one of the automobile top-frames so as to hold the web of the cot substantially clear of the front seat-back, substantially as described.

2. A cot for use in automobiles above the seats consisting of two outer longitudinal rails and a center rail, a web connecting the outer rail and overlying the center rail, cross bars for holding the outer rails adjoining the side members of the automobile top-frames, one of the cross bars being notched to engage the rails at points between their ends and being provided with means for engaging eyes on the side members of one of the topframes so as t0,hold the web of the cot substantially clear of the front seat-back, sub- Witnesses:

SAMUEL W. BALor-r, HUGH H. -SENIOR. 

